Asteraceae

Vernonia sp.

Lai Chau Prov., Phong Tho Distr., Sin Suoi Ho Municipality, Sa Ma Pho village, around point 22°32’53’’N 103°33’40’’E. Secondary open evergreen broad-leaved forest and secondary woodlands on very steep mountain slopes composed predominantly with weathered granite at elev. about 1600-1800 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb up to 1.5 m tall on secondary tall grasslands on steep open slopes. Flowers violet, honey fragrant. Not rare.

HAL 10537 11 Dec. 2006

Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Phan Ke Loc, Pham Van The, N.T.Vinh.